To a land of promise come
Italian immigrants on the liner
Australis; relatives and friends
wave from the dock (below).
Welcoming newcomers with
temporary housing and assist
ance, Victoria lures about a
fourth of Australia's 185,000
annual arrivals. Once almost
entirely British, immigrants
now come in growing numbers
from continental Europe. Czech
Frank Kastanek (right) began
as a sheepherder in 1948; today
he owns a meat export business
and collects old masters.